Wall-paper finish



UNITED sr OFICE.

CHRISTOPHER J. HEIDORF, 0F HUDSON FALLS, NEW'YORK.

WALL-PAPER FINISH.

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T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER J. Heroonr,a citizen of the United States, residing at Hudson Falls, in the countyof ashington, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in lVall- Paper Finish; and'I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wall papers andparticularly to coatings therefor.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improvedcoating for a wall paper which will render the surface of'the paperornamental and attractive.

Another object is to provide a novel coating for a wall paper whereby"the paper is rendered readily capable of being washed.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a noveland improved coating which can be applied to any common wall paper torender the same fire-proof and washable.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription.

,The paper is of any suitable kind, such as is ordinarily used to coverwalls and ceilings of houses. The coating consists of a mixture ofground mica shellac, and casein, or casein glue, to which the properproportion of water is mixed to produce the de- Specification of LettersPatent. Patented S t 21, 192() Application filed October 23, 1918.Serial No. 259,411.

sired consistency for spreading on the paper with a brush. This coatingmay be applied by any of the well known coating machinery, now used,before the paper is placed on the market, or the coating may be appliedto the paper after it has been pasted to the wall and ceiling.

The glue and the shellac render a fine plied, together with a solutionconsisting of;

casein or casein glue, and shellac to produce the required gloss to thepaper.

What is claimed is:

A coating composition comprising casein, shellac, and ground mica.

In testimony whereof, I aHiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHRISTOPHER "J. HEIDORF.

VV'tnesses KATHRYN M. FLANIGAN, VILLIAM I. LooKE.

